Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-25
POPPING THE QUESTION.
How Man Proposes and What induces
Him - Odd Cour'ships Acct
dents Which Lead Up to the
Nom eatous QUESTION A Matter of Fact
MANS Direct Proposal, and 8 Col
iegs Boys Remarkable Effort
IA the sams Line.
Chicago Trihnnn

ness.
Another funny thing is, that almost 81
girl will freely confess, with little urs
ing, the number Of proposals she has had
and q goodly proportion OF sober matron
. even are not averse TO recouutin
the conquests of their youth. Blu
ssk married man how ne happened I
propose to his wife, and in nine case
out OF ten ne will only answer with a.
uneasy laugh ana look as sheepis~ a.
you had found him out In the one Z
cusable folly Of his life; and, as for
msrried men, who mas ever known on
who would acknowledge how many tiEae
he had been induced to offer himself snt
his more or less tempting prospects in
matrimonial way?
70 woman proposal very rarel,
comes unexpectedly. Not that women 81
rule are given to looking upon ever,
eligible man in the light Of possible
lover or husband, az one young lady de.
ciared 10 be the case with herself, but TO-
the reason that the msjori,y Of men verl
naturally dread q refusal, and Conse
quently pos poDe the critical momen
until conf fence is inspired by kindly
encouragement Ct the guarded advance.
they are rsquired 10 make. 1t is an ooer
secret that little diplomacy is often en-
plcyed 70 bring cautious admirer &c
the point, and clever is she VINO Sc
skilliully manages the delicate task
that the eE Fort is not manifest. All the
world Knows how r nth schemed to cap
ture B1tz; and she was right modes
and r -oper damseI, too. But Rqth YVES 8
| widow, and had hsd experience, ana
was level-headed enough besides 10 see
The advantage Of standing by her moth.
er-ln-IaW; so her euCoess is not
to De wondered st. Maud Muller tried
very much the same dodge later on, but
it didn't work quite so well; and ell the
feminine world has been devising other
and equally harmless little schemes ever
since Ruth's triumph-snd probably be
fore-1Own 10 the famous French woman
who revolved before her partner ct & ball
and frankly sei1:
"Monsieur, desire husband. Do you
not tiud NE beautliui?"
And be calamity replied:
" Mademoiselle, we will be married
TO- III )rroWn
This was about as direct proposal as
thst OF prominent man in the north
west, whose cOurtship hsd been rather
lODg-drawn out. 81 an going TO the
Rjcky Mountalna," he abruptly remarked
one evening, "sud if you want to go as
my wife be ready next week" And she
wss ready.
BquslIy matter Of fact IVES the follow
1og, written by Yale man on q silt-edged
invitation card:
MY DEAR -: You will probably not
be greStiy surprised at receiving q pro-
posal from me. The ct is it is the proper
thing to be engaged junior year; aod, as
It has sl0SSs been understood that
we should be married some day we NAV
ss well come TO an agreemen. now Of
course you know that love you, and all
that; and. if yon accept ne, l shall write
to you regularly, initiate you into The
class secrets, and tell you ell about nv
sffsirs. Anxiously awaiting q favorable
reply, yours, devotedly,
The depth of devotion which prompted |
this remarkable epistla may be cues |
stoned, but 1t staRds as unique example |
Of g college boys flrst effort.
Very few people fall in love at Grst |
sight, and propinquity is doubtless tie !
commoRest cause OF marrisge, though !
occasionally tn unprecedented act or |
needless jest develops into a serious at
-achment Master Cupid has q rogaish /
sye, ever on the watch for unwhry game,
.ud fire quently sends mis- arrows in unex-
0ectsd directions.
Circus goers of twenty-five years ago
will remember Herr Driesbscb, the cele,
)reted lion-tamer, bat probably have
lever in their lives connected him with
'1msnce; and Jet he not only had q VERT,
tble romance in his life, but one that
,Iossomed out CT g dish of onions,
md il was through the me-
lium Of that most plebien
'egetsble that he won his lovely wife.
,, rsons who knew Mrs. Driesbsch before
Ter marriage recall her as the belle of
Worcester, 0 of which place her father
vas q wealthy resident. Accomplished
IS she was beautiful, witty and full of
, anks, to meet her was never 20 forget
II. Happening to be paced with 8
>srty Of young ladies at
,otel table where Diiesbacd was
lttinE, some one dared her TO
PASS him dish of oniens. Immediately
Ietzipg the dish, she not only passed it
ut in CURED il ne would have an oRion.
lie ssid he would. and took one; and
rom so small beginning spruBg
N acquaintance that in three months
ended in marrisge. 1t was singular
match, xnd people long wondered whether
he dsuntiess lion tanner would have equal
success in tanning his wife.
Bit one of the most absurd tricks
Cupid has been known to play recently
,ccurred within the LAST few months in
prosperous little city far up the Missis-
,ippi. Returning from sleighiDg party
,De wiDtry evening giddy youth and
maiden fell to discussing the strange fact
nat, although they had so long known
,ne another by name, they never before
lad met "I've heard you're an awful
! IT." said he. "Just what I've heard
about you," said she. And so controversy
began, and continued until this needless
oair decided that there was but one way
% settle the question Of who was the
more desperate firt.
"We'll have filtration for just three
1eeks,'' said Bloudei (whose nsme
oesn't begin with b. "l'l be UP Fri
lay evening aud we'll oegiu."
He kept mis- word, aud they proceeded
o make themselves mutually Agreeable.
Saturday he sent O box OF roses;
sunday he jlined her at church,
md she invited him to take dinner;
Monday he took ner to the thea,er:
Tuesday to drive, and so on. Jacques
blossomed on her table; and |
[ 8 day passed that Blondel wasn't there
messenger boy was. At the end OF the
nree weeks Blondel inquired If she was
lred of it.